The Board meets on the first and third Monday of each month. Meetings begin at 1:00 p.m. and are held in the department conference room at 65 Lafayette Ave, Littleton. Board meetings are open to the public and time is allotted for public comments at each meeting.
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The regularly scheduled business meeting of the Littleton Water and Light (LWL) Board of Commissioners (BOC) began at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
February 3, 2025 in the LWL conference room. Present were Commissioner Peter Cooper, Commissioner Ralph Ross, Commissioner Linda MacNeil, CEO Lori Hogan and Operations Manager Justen Elliott.
Public in attendance - none
MINUTES REVIEW:
The minutes of the January 13, 2025 regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed. Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Commissioner Cooper.
The vote was in favor of the motion 2-0-1
CUSTOMER & PUBLIC CONCERNS:
Mrs. Hogan discussed recent communication from a customer requesting rebate for water usage due to a leak. After much research and discussion, Mrs. Hogan is recommending that the rebate process stay consistent and at the discretion of administration with extraordinary exceptions or complaints to be reviewed by the commissioners.
OPERATIONS MANAGER:
Mr. Elliott discussed challenges with the South Street Substation. Over the weekend we had multiple brief interruptions of power. We believe the issue is due to a faulty control panel. To address customer concerns we have moved circuit 36 to Lafayette Substation circuit 44.
Mr. Elliott provided an update on West Side Substation. Repairs have been completed, and all connections have been returned to normal.
The purchase of the digger is still delayed, we are now hoping to receive delivery in mid-February.
Commissioner Cooper asked when the project behind Shaw’s will be completed. Mr. Elliott indicated that this project will be completed by ICR along with the updates to the interstate connections to Burndy Substation and will be completed in the next few weeks.
The water crew identified a leak on Bronson Street. The leak is between the curb and the main and is in the middle of the road. The repair will be addressed in the spring.
Mr. Elliott reviewed the issues with the radio and discussed how it’s being addressed.
CEO & TREASURER
Mrs. Hogan reviewed the financial statements for October & November 2024. The Commissioners requested that a copy be provided to the Selectboard.
Mrs. Hogan noted that the annual audit has been scheduled to start on February 18th. Mrs. Hogan is finalizing the financial statements for December 2024 and will prepare the audit package. Due to the holiday on the 17th and the audit starting on the 18th. Mrs. Hogan recommended that the next meeting be deferred to Monday, February 24th.
Mrs. Hogan discussed the lead & copper presentation for the deliberative session. Commissioner MacNeil noted that she would provide a copy of the borrowing restrictions with Bank of New Hampshire. Mrs. Hogan will discuss the specific challenges with Mr. Ilacqua prior to the meeting.
Commissioner MacNeil outlined the status of the Town’s lease with Convergent & Kearsage. The lease with Convergent was voted down and will not be moving forward. However, Kearsage is in legal, they don’t anticipate any issues with finalizing the lease.
Mrs. Hogan discussed the status of the impact study with both Convergent & Kearsage. She placed the Convergent study on hold until Mrs. Hogan can review with Mr. Considine as to the feasibility of using the study with another vendor.
We received verbal approval for the new Lafayette well from DES. We are waiting for the actual permit but the staff is looking at the interconnection plan for this summer.
Mrs. Hogan discussed potential changes to the capital plan. She will be reworking the projects and estimates to present to the Commissioners for approval.
GENERAL/OTHER BUSINESS:
Mrs. Hogan noted that the customer water quality report is being prepared and will be sent to customers in the March / April billing cycle.
Commissioner Ross discussed the new tariffs with Canada and the impact to energy prices. We are locked in to the boards 85% requirement for 2025 but there are multiple open positions for 2026. Mrs. Hogan will reach out to Daymark to advise on 2026 and 2027.
MEETING ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the board Commissioner Ross made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner MacNeil.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2: 05 p.m.
The regularly scheduled Commissioner’s meeting is held twice monthly on the first and third Monday, at 1:00 p.m., in the Department’s conference room.